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THAILAND: General Tips, Advices and Prices May 05, 2008
Yes! I know! everybody says the same and I will do it again but a little bit different.
Remember! I was only at Bangkok and Koh Samui.


TAXI/TUK-TUK/SONGTHAEW:

DON'T DO
Catch one, that is waiting or looking for you, Forget it!
Take one that is extremely cheap!
Take one with the White plate!

DO
Ask for the price before
Have the exact money
Stop one, on the street
Yellow plates ones

PRICES
BKK
Airport-Kao San: 400-500 (Taxi)
Kao San-Chatuchack: 100 (Tuk-Tuk)

KOH SAMUI
Airport-Lamai: 300-400 (Taxi)
Lamai-Chaweng: 100 (Songthaew)
Lamai-Chaweng: 400 (Taxi at Night!)


DRINK/EAT

DON'T DO
Ice from the street
Juice on the street? I don't drink juice so I don't know

DO
The rest!

PRICES
Water: Water? Why water?
Beer: 50-120
Long Drink: 120-180
Bucket: 200-300
Chicken or Pork Sticks: 10-20
Beef Sticks: 20-40
Normal Menu: 200-700


BUYING

DON'T DO
Buy something the first day or on the first shop
Pay the first price
Change money on the street

DO
Know what you want to buy
Check prices in diferent shops
Change money on the Airport

PRICES
T-Shirt( Billabong...): 150-250
Swimsuit(Billabong...): 300-500
Postcards: 10-20


MASSAGES: Depends what you're looking for: Massage or Sex. If you are looking for sex do it the opposite.

DON'T DO
Thai Massage where aren't used to do, bad done could hurt you!
Take a massage where you can read "No Condoms Allowed"!
Massage on the prettiest girls massage shop

DO
Take underwear if you want a massage
massage with the ugliest girls massage shop

PRICES (1hour)
Thai/Normal Massage: 200-400
Oil Massage : 250-600



I will update when I remember more things

Songthaew
Tuk-Tuk
Buckets
Sticks
Street food
Oil Massage
ratu says:
At Thailand I only Catch yellow plate=Metered Taxis and never bring me to Jewellery!
Once, the taxi driver tells us 300 for a normal traject of 500, then we had problems :( 30 seconds after he says 700!!

:D
Posted on: Jun 13, 2008
najiah10 says:
oh but i've taken metered taxis which didn't bring me to the jewellery store! ;)
Posted on: Jun 13, 2008
ratu says:
Najiah!
Metered taxis have yellow plate.
The ones that give you to a Jewellery were the extremely cheap ones.
Posted on: Jun 13, 2008
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